Disappointing that you need to buy another $25 kit to connect the two units side-by-side.
I do like the look, though. Nice and wide.

One kit should just be bundled with the stick. That would make folks want to buy two instead of one.
As it stands, the only reason to buy one is for the new design, which needs some hands-on review before I’m convinced.

One kit should just be bundled with the stick. That would make folks want to buy two instead of one.
As it stands, the only reason to buy one is for the new design, which needs some hands-on review before I’m convinced.

I dont understand this. If one of those connector kits is bundled with each stick, then everyone that didn’t want to do this would be paying extra just the unused option, and everyone that did want to Voltron them together would always have an extra set for each pair they linked.

I dont understand this. If one of those connector kits is bundled with each stick, then everyone that didn’t want to do this would be paying extra just the unused option, and everyone that did want to Voltron them together would always have an extra set for each pair they linked.

How about half of a kit? I’m being a bit pedantic, but then I thought about it again, and it made more sense.
Kind of. I dunno, it’s a double-edged sword selling the new design saying “look you can connect the two!” but “hey you’ll have to buy our proprietary kit to do so”.
Like how Apple peripherals are.

I would have rather a new design with no gimmick. The price increase alone with a better design seems to settle my inner economically directed mind.

$20 for a few nuts and bolts is a lot to consider because you can probably only get it from Madcatz, re shipping and no stocking in other retail or online shops.
/endrant

EDIT: I do like the new design as a non-TE rehash. It reminds me of OG sticks which were a simple box shape without the subtle edges and angles of the TE. Looks really solid.

Maybe Madcatz should do a special, where if customers buy 2 at once, they get the kit free ^_^;;
The only thing I wished, is that they made the new art match up when you connect them, that way it looks more “smooth” and thought out.

I take back my biased whining and applaud both of these ideas. Moreso the former.
Why didn’t I think of that?